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Upgrade system

Video game concept

Has some sort of game mechanic to upgrade characters, equipment, or items.

486
games
30
platforms
Batman: Arkham City (Windows)
Batman: Arkham City
WIN 2011-11-22
Tomb Raider (Xbox 360)
Tomb Raider
X360 2013-03-05
Order of War (Windows)
Order of War
WIN 2009-09
Atom Zombie Smasher (Windows)
Atom Zombie Smasher
WIN 2011-03-14
Mega lo Mania (Atari ST)
Mega lo Mania
ST 1991-09
Tomb Raider (Stadia)
Tomb Raider
STD 2019-11-19
Shadowgrounds (Windows)
Shadowgrounds
WIN 2005-11-11
Dead Horde (Windows)
Dead Horde
WIN 2011-07-27
Deadpool (PlayStation 3)
Deadpool
PS3 2013-06-25
Mass Effect (Windows)
Mass Effect
WIN 2008-05-27
Pound of Ground (Windows)
Pound of Ground
WIN 2010-11-05
Tomb Raider (Windows)
Tomb Raider
WIN 2013-03-05
Related:
* Researching
* Shopping - commonly the upgrades are bought

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Parent group

Advancement

Child groups

Transient upgrades, Permanent upgrades, Weapon upgrades, Upgrades: Health, Upgrades: Carry capacity, Upgrades: Other, Upgrades: Abilities / Skills, Structure upgrades

Games by year

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The first Upgrade system video game was released on December 25, 1986.

Electronic Arts, Capcom and THQ published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 216
Linux 61
X360 49
PS3 41
Mac OS X 40
PS4 13
Xbox One 10
Android 7
PS2 6
MS-DOS 5
Xbox 5
Mac OS Classic 4
iOS 4
PS 4
PS Vita 3
NES 2
Internet Only 2
BSD 2
Switch 1
Stadia 1
OS/2 1
Wii 1
Flash 1
Saturn 1
Wii U 1
BeOS 1
Atari ST 1
GameCube 1
MSX2 1
Pandora 1

Most common companies

Electronic Arts27
Capcom18
THQ18
Activision16
Sega11
Bethesda Softworks11
2K Games11
Blizzard9
Deep Silver9
Square Enix8
Blizzard Entertainment8
Microsoft Game Studios7
LucasArts7
Konami7
Microsoft6